Dependence on the Weather

Since independence, there has been a rapid expansion of irrigation infrastructure. Despite the large-scale expansion, only about one third of total cropped area is irrigated today. As a consequence, two third of cropped areas is still dependent upon monsoon. As we know, monsoon in India is uncertain and unreliable. This has become even more unreliable due to change in climate.

Agriculture Continues to be Vulnerable

  • An important contributing factor is that agriculture in India even today continues to be vulnerable to the vagaries of weather because close to 52% (73.2 million hectares area of 141.4 million hectares net sown area) ....

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